Synonyms for cruel
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kroo-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkru əl |
Top 10 synonyms for cruel Other synonyms for the word cruel
- bestial
- bloodthirsty
- brutish
- degenerate
- demoniac
- depraved
- excruciating
- ferocious
- fierce
- flinty
- hard
- hard-hearted
- hellish
- implacable
- inexorable
- inhuman
- inhumane
- malevolent
- merciless
- monstrous
- painful
- pernicious
- poignant
- rancorous
- relentless
- revengeful
- ruthless
- sadistic
- sinful
- spiteful
- tyrannical
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unnatural
- unrelenting
- vengeful
- vicious
- virulent
- wicked
Définition of cruel
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French cruel (12c.), earlier crudel, from Latin crudelis "rude, unfeeling; cruel, hard-hearted," related to crudus "rough, raw, bloody" (see crude). Related: Cruelly.
- adj vicious, pitiless; causing pain
- They were kind-hearted and rarely did anything that was cruel.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Supposing—— It was cruel to excite and upset her just for that; it made the pain worse.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The contrasts were so cruel that they scorched the eyes of the soul.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Those who bring them on us seem captious, thoughtless, cruel.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- "He is cruel, and the very incarnation of selfishness," he said.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- If he had been guilty, what was that to the cruel world so ready to punish, so ready to do worse!
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- I did not know how cruel they were, or I would have come long ago.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Judge what a cruel wound for the heart of that poor shepherd!
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- It's just cruel the way that poor old horse has been neglected.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Would you have Crane get out on the housetop an' shout to you to go an' cruel Porter's mare?
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Antonyms for cruel
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